Freezing weather kills at least 15 displaced children in Syria

UN blames deaths on lack of medical care and poor living conditions for those in camps

At least 15 Syrian children have died as a result of a lack of medical care and inadequate living conditions for displaced people in the country amid freezing winter temperatures, the UN has said, warning that more are likely to follow.

Eight babies in the Rukban camp on the Jordanian border have died from hypothermia in the last month, a statement from the UN children’s fund said on Tuesday. A further seven children, mostly under one year old, died from the cold in recent weeks as their families fled the battle for Hajin, one of the last areas held by Islamic State in eastern Syria.

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from Children | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2TVgOJ3